Chocolate Cake

Over the years I tried many chocolate cakes. Only two recipes I have fallen in love with. One is my Mama’s chocolate cake, which is rich dense and delicious and the other is this moist chocolate cake . I’m sure you too will fall in love with it as its chocolaty, rich, and super moist. Perfect for any occasion in my opinion. After all you cant go wrong with a chocolate cake.

Ingredients:

2/3 cup cocoa powder, preferably dutch processed

2/3 cup boiling water

2 teaspoon vanilla extract

2 cups cake flour*

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

12 tablespoons (6 oz.) butter

1 cup caster sugar

1 cup light brown sugar

3 eggs

1 cup sour cream

*if u don’t have it then use all purpose but for every cup remove 2 tablespoons of flour

Let’s Start ….

Chocolate Cake – Ingredients

Preheat oven to 180°C. Prepare two 9-inch spring form pans by placing a parchment paper at the bottom. Then in a bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda, and salt. Set them aside.

Chocolate Cake – Mixing the cocoa powder, boiling water, and vanilla

In a small bowl, add the cocoa powder to the boiling water and vanilla. Mix until combined and set aside to cool down.

Chocolate Cake – Mix sugar and butter

In a stand up mixer, add the butter and sugars (caster sugar and brown sugar).

Chocolate Cake – Mix sugar and butter until light and fluffy

Mix them until they become light and fluffy.

Chocolate Cake – Add eggs

Add the eggs one at a time and mix after each addition.

Chocolate Cake – Add the cocoa mixture

Then add the cocoa mixture and mix until combined.

Chocolate Cake – Add flour

Once its combined, start alternating the flour and the sour cream. Add a little at a time of each and mix. Start and end with flour and DO NOT over mix it.

So add the flour first.

Chocolate Cake – Add sour cream

Then the sour cream. And so on.

Chocolate Cake – Mix

Finish by adding the last amount of flour and the cake is ready to be baked.

Chocolate Cake – Pour into pans

Pour the batter into the prepared pans and bake for 30 to 35 mins or until tester inserted comes out clean.

Chocolate Cake – Ready to enjoy

Allow the cake to cool for 10 mins then remove from the pans and let cool completely.

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